Jindal, schools superintendent to meet on Common Core dispute

BATON ROUGE, La. – After weeks of public disagreement, Gov. Bobby Jindal and Education Superintendent John White are sitting down to talk about standardized testing for the upcoming school year.

At issue in Thursday afternoon's meeting are the Common Core education standards and the education department's plans to use tests aligned to the multi-state benchmarks.

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White and a majority of state education board members support Common Core.

Jindal, a one-time Common Core supporter, now opposes the standards as a federal intrusion into local education. He suspended education department testing contracts to undermine plans to purchase Common Core-related testing material.